Tubeway Army 'Are Friends Electric' TOTP (1979) HD

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Broadcast on 24/05/1979
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@BeggarsArchive 3 жыл бұрын

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@andymatthews7617 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for yet another fantastic video, keep up the great work ❤❤

@maxwellmcquade9368 Жыл бұрын

Following

@santoantonioterranova6128 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a Long Vosges to Andromeda

@futurecenterofficial 2 жыл бұрын

People in 1980: This makes me want to be in the 2020’s People in 2020: This makes me want to go back to the 80’s

@MollyJoUS Жыл бұрын

Omg. So, so true!!

@ralphlorenzperolino3054 Жыл бұрын

People in 2006: This makes me want to drive a Lancer Evo IX in Silverton

@originalkingalpha5116 Жыл бұрын

Pass the joint, folks!💨🥴

@G3org3DoesGaming Жыл бұрын

This makes me want to drift a green Mazda rx7 with Japanese shiet on it

@perrynn7173 Жыл бұрын

Lol 😂 great comment. I guess we're showing how much older we all are now.

@Taxman97 3 жыл бұрын

Considering our relationship today with smartphones, Numans lyrics are strangely prophetic. "Mines broken down, now I've no one to love." Genius then, genius now.

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 жыл бұрын

It boggles my mind that appliance manufacturers are demonstrably telling me that people want to talk to machines.

@steverowlands338 2 жыл бұрын

Gary was a good 30 years ahead of his time!!!! As were Kraftwork.....lucky enough to remember hearing this back in the day when it was first released.....will always stand the test of time...2021 now, this will still sound futuristic in 2051.....😎👌...LEGEND!!!

@tomlafferty4651 2 жыл бұрын

The song is about a robot prostitute the lyrics are quite literal even if they do make a good commentary on modern relationships with technology

@donbrashsux 2 жыл бұрын

Gary’s music is iconic

@twistedviewlabs 2 жыл бұрын

Gary Numan is living proof that time travel is definitely possible

@jack94987002 3 жыл бұрын

Could any of us have imagined that 42 years later we would still be watching this performance?

@joerandl9252 3 жыл бұрын

imagine thinking about how you’d be watching this performance

@andymatthews7617 3 жыл бұрын

Just shows how good it was, and is !!

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 жыл бұрын

15 times on one channel? No.

@andymatthews7617 3 жыл бұрын

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music well I suppose all most people in the world have left is HOPE.

@garynumanfanforever 2 жыл бұрын

He is just so bloody hrilliant 👌

@jonathang8263 2 ай бұрын

A strong contender for the most groundbreaking single of all time. I remember hearing this for the first time as a 14 year old when it was released and it just blew me away. Listening to it today as as someone who is almost 60 years old, it still sends chills down my spine. An incredible song.

@johntischler1634 2 ай бұрын

Agreed, this song and perhaps "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer.

@niallmartin9063 Ай бұрын

Was 13 in Dublin when I saw this. I thought it was Dave Vanian and the Damned, about to belt out;” just for you . . Here’s a love song” ehh no. A neuro diverse musical genius, beautiful music, great story telling lyrics, and a sinister terrifying vision. Just brilliant. He’s still brilliant, pure, slave, my last day, all genius tracks from the contemporary phase. A national treasure.

@noelbowerman1562 Ай бұрын

I was 13 ,and yes ,it certainly was very different to what else was about at the time ,I still love it

@PHOENIXHOUSE137 20 күн бұрын

I’m definitely with you there!

@GrooveToys 11 күн бұрын

i had to wait 2 years after seeing this, but I eventually got my ARP synth for my 16th birthday. Groundbreaking.

@tommylakindasorta3068 10 ай бұрын

This song has been criminally overlooked in the United States. Gary Numan had a U.S. hit that same year with Cars, but he was unfairly seen as a one-hit wonder. It's our loss, really.

@espirotadebretagne3533 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely correct

@foxxster3565 5 ай бұрын

Hope you have seen the live Nine inch nails performance of Cars.. with Gary..

@rickster5120 4 ай бұрын

As good as Cars and very different feel to it...I liked Complex too but not as strong as the other 2

@BillehBobJoe 4 ай бұрын

i always said the cultural river only flows out of the US. you gotta paddle pretty hard to break up that river...

@OnlyGoodMusic_ 17 күн бұрын

To be honest, it doesn't matter if it was overlooked in the USA. In 1979 nothing like that could be successful there, and it doesn't matter! The song was number 1 for 4 weeks in the UK.

@mcfcste99 3 жыл бұрын

He went in the studio to record a punk album seen a sythn in the corner of the studio and then did this masterpiece 👏

@andymatthews7617 3 жыл бұрын

WOW, THATS MINDBLOWING !!

@mcfcste99 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I watched a documentary called Synth Britainia he says it on their it's a worth a watch as it happens

@andymatthews7617 3 жыл бұрын

@@mcfcste99 cheers, will take a look

@mcfcste99 3 жыл бұрын

@@andymatthews7617 Yeah it's well worth a watch you'll find it on KZfaq it has some great bands on it too

@andymatthews7617 3 жыл бұрын

@@mcfcste99 thanks mate, very helpful, keep on enjoying the music and stay safe 👍

@Genisis429 2 жыл бұрын

Those people in the audience stare at him in amazement. Really was ahead of his time.

@terracestevenkennedy9198 2 жыл бұрын

Him and joy division

@cynthiaslusher5212 Жыл бұрын

@@terracestevenkennedy9198 oh yes... My beloved Joy Division 👍

@dutchtennhard490 Жыл бұрын

Music so good no one can move

@skeaneable Жыл бұрын

yep the audience at that time were still listening to funky disco around that time punk rock and new wave were slowly gaining traction along with something on Television called 'MTV' network.

@brandpartnersuk Жыл бұрын

Back in 79 I thought I was staring at the New David Bowie. So futuristic and visionary. The guy just held your gaze in silence. Turned out not to be the new Bowie, but has place as an innovator. Great music and love hearing it to this day

@Keverton13 2 жыл бұрын

I was quite obsessed with Gary Numan as a young kid. He totally fascinated me. I was convinced he was an android or from another planet, or both.

@garynumanfanforever 2 жыл бұрын

He still fascinates me and I am 55 love the mans music forever.

@josephmeador1529 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so busy trying to break this wall Hear my words 'cause emotion now is leaving You see I'm really not a human at all And I don't think I want to stay

@soupdragon151 2 жыл бұрын

I sometimes wonder if trek's Data was modelled after him

@alanprior7650 2 жыл бұрын

On the BBC programme "I Love the 70s" Numan said I wanted to come across as mysterious...but I just looked like a wanker!

@justinmorgan2126 2 жыл бұрын

I was 12 in 1981 and playing this on my guitar convinced he was the second coming,,, I wasn't far off

@victormartins3520 3 жыл бұрын

his clothes look like they were made yesterday for 2020 fashion ,40 years ahead of everyone else.

@davidconnellan6875 3 жыл бұрын

Most true new wave clothes from the 80s still look like they are from tomorrow

@saveriociccone23 3 жыл бұрын

The black racing style suit with the belts he wore, coupled with the serious facial appearance are reminiscent of Oswald Mosley leading the British Union of Fascists in the 1930's..a very powerful look

@Blethrow 2 жыл бұрын

@@saveriociccone23 Bob Geldof in The Wall.

@pmmp3668 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest songs ever still love it 42 years on.

@jodiewilson4570 2 жыл бұрын

Love his music ,he's brilliant

@deborahchesser7375 2 жыл бұрын

79’ I was 13, yeh I’d go back , we ran like wild Indians back then. I bet my bicycle had 25k on it lol

@johnross2924 Жыл бұрын

@@deborahchesser7375now I bet you hate those that ride bicycles on the roads 😂

@viper4274 3 жыл бұрын

He kept his private plane near to us at a small airfield , my mum worked there in catering, met him several times a real nice down to earth person, got his autograph and a picture with him , looked just like he had walked of the set of top of the pops

@ArtyFishal 3 жыл бұрын

Blackbushe airfield? He used to roar down the London road through Camberley in his Corvette on the way through 😎

@channi58 2 жыл бұрын

Like a vampire

@toadof66.58 5 ай бұрын

North wild I met him there at a air show back In 90s he had a Japanese zero plane .

@stevewilliams5130 2 ай бұрын

This song will always sound like its from the future 😮

@limdennis813 19 күн бұрын

Totally agree👍 This song & the British sci-fi TV series Doctor Who theme music are so futuristic even though they were released in 60s & 70s Gary Numan & the composer of Doctor Who theme music are so talented

@suzannephelan1218 5 ай бұрын

I've been a fan since 1979!!!!!

@maxinesobers2606 4 ай бұрын

Me too.❤❤❤❤

@edmondgilbert8223 4 ай бұрын

Me too 😂 luckily I was 17 back then, absolutely perfect,the music I mean, not me!

@booblikon 4 ай бұрын

I was 12 when I heard "Me I disconnect" on a rock radio station in 1979.

@jhazelw Жыл бұрын

This is still amazing 43 years later. Damn. I remember hearing this in 1979 and it still sounds futuristic.

@darrencurtis8779 Жыл бұрын

43 year's it's mad!!!

@scottmichaels1764 Жыл бұрын

This in no way sounds futuristic now. Very retro, very passe.

@ralfglowna2048 4 ай бұрын

Geht mir genauso 😢

@chelseagirl278 3 жыл бұрын

I was 9 when this song came out. How at 50 years old am i just discovering this song. OMG I love it!! I love KZfaq

@ilmamartinez522 3 жыл бұрын

So you were born in 1970?

@chelseagirl278 3 жыл бұрын

@@ilmamartinez522 yes 🥳

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 жыл бұрын

I've done this thing where I'll discover a killer song on the radio, look it up on YT and I'm reading ten year old comments saying, "When I was 8 this was my jam!"

@soupdragon151 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching it live on TOTP all those years ago it was No.1 in the charts and everyone was talking about it but we barely had VCR's back then couldn't imagine that all these years later could just watch it whenever we liked, we'd have never believed it.

@damianmcdonagh7908 7 ай бұрын

As a 10-year-old in 1979 watching this on Top of the Pops, I was absolutely blown away.

@alanrobertson3172 Ай бұрын

Yes, me too. I’m 54 now. It still sounds great.

@wlines 4 ай бұрын

I was a hoser from Scarborough born in 59 totally into Prog and Tangerine Dream. I heard the Tubeway Army album broadcast in its entirety on CFNY late on a Monday night smoking hash in the back of a van in the parking lot of North York Arena after a hockey practice. I remember thinking , what is this ? this is good I am liking this. Months later I walked into a house party Are Friends Electric just blaring everyone dancing. No exaggeration it changed my life.

@tinoespinoza6434 3 ай бұрын

Sup, hoser (Strange Brew)

@libertyprime7911 2 ай бұрын

the artistic awakening: "what is this ? this is good I am liking this."

@mikeohagan2206 2 күн бұрын

Music needed a fresh sound badly and this was it.

@TheOneTrueSpLiT Жыл бұрын

I can clearly recall seeing this on TOTP when I was 10, and it changed my world forever. One of THE best tracks of the '70s and a total game-changer.

@Theoriginalbigbrillo Жыл бұрын

How this song has only 436K views is beyond me ;( Absolute game changer of a pop song back in the day 🤔🤔🤔🤔

@nicodelfine5194 2 жыл бұрын

The best synth-pop song of all times!

@davidspion9548 9 ай бұрын

Without a shadow of a doubt.

@mod6462 5 ай бұрын

Blue Monday

@christopheradderley45 3 жыл бұрын

May 24th 1979. And everything changed. Fifteen years old, watching TOTP. I was completely mesmorised by Tubeway Armys performance of "Are Friends Electric?" I'd never seen or heard anything like it before. I bet that I didn't blink once 🖤

@ian_b 2 жыл бұрын

Yup. People who weren't there will never appreciate how utterly revolutionary this was. It changed my world, and yours, and countless other people's. It was like the future became real all in one song.

@PHOENIXHOUSE137 2 жыл бұрын

Same for me

@soupdragon151 2 жыл бұрын

About the same age as me :)

@257ian 9 ай бұрын

Me too.

@commandere.784 6 ай бұрын

NOT just one of Top of the Pops' best performances but also a REVOLUTIONARY one.

@richardmadison6312 7 ай бұрын

Thats Billy Currie on the keyboards right side,of Ultravox. A fabulous musician.

@andywells397 2 жыл бұрын

A million years ahead of its time. Amazing.

@OnlyGoodMusic_ 17 күн бұрын

No certainly, that music was being created in THAT TIME, not in another. Gary had some very marked influences that were before him and also, if he were ahead of his time people would have ignored this song, but... it was number one for four weeks... Gary Numan was a pioneer, but not ahead, nothing So it can be advanced, that music belongs to that era, not another.

@carlosdelgado2737 11 ай бұрын

Thanks to my Mom (now 81) who told me (now 55) to, i can proudly say: this is the first music i ever bought. one of the best tracks ever

@billyaitken7461 Жыл бұрын

Crazy to think this qualifies as 70’s music🤯‼️ awesome track.

@ge2623 8 ай бұрын

As a drummer, it must have been incredibly hard to not do ANY fills in a song this great.

@spankysmp 3 жыл бұрын

Woaaaaaah. I'm 14 again. I bought this and then rushed out to buy Replicas and played it non-stop much to the annoyance of my parents. My mate was into them too and forged a career writing electronic music tracks for computer games everywhere while I festered in the NW of England :-( Anyway, my Journey with Gary continued with The Pleasure Principle, Telekon and it went on from there. Still love the sound today. Thanks Arkive.

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 жыл бұрын

I'm giving you extra points for your use of the word festered.

@spankysmp 3 жыл бұрын

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music You're most kind. I think it described my position exactly.

@Morcaiden 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! I kept my copy of Replicas around for years. Still have Telekon and listen to it regularly.

@clairelouise335 2 жыл бұрын

I was totally hooked from this performance and up to the present day. Just saw Gary on tour two days ago. I was 11 in 1979 and never did I imagine that I'd still be able to see him in concert all these years later. Legend.

@MikePhillips-pl6ov Жыл бұрын

I was 16 and went straight out and bought the single. Not long after I bought the album.

@tombenz7533 10 ай бұрын

One of the most iconic and influential songs of all times !! What an impact such a performance must have had 1979 !

@davidspion9548 9 ай бұрын

It blew people away. I remember it like it was yesterday. This song, and the Replicas album, turned the music world on its head overnight. 79-81 were magical times for music.

@tombenz7533 9 ай бұрын

@@davidspion9548 Just think of the first two Albums of The Human League...

@davidspion9548 9 ай бұрын

@@tombenz7533 Yes, I have both in my record collection. The original Human League were fantastic. Tubeway Army, with Replicas and Are 'Friends' Electric? Just took the look and sound to a different level, though.

@tombenz7533 9 ай бұрын

@@davidspion9548 I also love the early John Foxx albums, he's very underrated too, I think

@davidspion9548 9 ай бұрын

@@tombenz7533 Me too. Foxx has done some brilliant stuff.

@teresamarymckue5640 10 ай бұрын

This song brings tears toy eyes its so beautiful

@iamagoblin 3 жыл бұрын

I remember witching this! my older sister sent me down town to the record shop to buy the single. still got it!

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 жыл бұрын

What is a "record shop"?

@iamagoblin 2 жыл бұрын

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music :-D what we used to call them back in the olden days! :)

@Slickmickyoyo97 2 жыл бұрын

Listen to that laser precise drumming. Cedric Sharpley was a monster.

@ianvaughan9028 2 жыл бұрын

Except it was actually played by Jess Lidyard, Gary's uncle. :-)

@joustwave6541 2 жыл бұрын

Just to clarify: it's Sharpley in the video but you're hearing Lidyard's performance. :)

@jodiewilson4570 2 жыл бұрын

James Freud from the Australian band The Models and Gary were good friends ,still are . Anyway, James said Gary was living out back of his uncles ,or parents , house in a caravan and had a synthesizer that he was using to create unique new music with , which led to what we are listening too still today . Gary is one of the humblest people, I saw him in an interview recently and thought that very much .He's a normal ,everyday guy with a wife and family .

@tyreburster 2 жыл бұрын

The only musicians on this song to appear here are Paul Gardiner and Gary Numan. Jess Lidyard played the drums on the record. The others here are, I think, Cedric Sharpley, Billy Currie, Russell Bell and Chris Payne.

@chap666ish Жыл бұрын

@@tyreburster Billy Currie looks / acts a wee bit OTT during the performance. I think he missed being more front-of-stage in Ultravox!

@daveshaw2342 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best number one singles ever . This song blew me away when I first heard it . Loved numan ever since

@davesimon3861 Жыл бұрын

I agree Dave 👍

@davidbee3704 3 жыл бұрын

I was in high school when this song first came out. I remember thinking back then how their sound and look was something that dropped in from the future! Now watching this in 2020 and thinking maybe I was right. LOL

@arricammarques1955 3 жыл бұрын

Kraftwork

@PHOENIXHOUSE137 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I felt the same. I was transfixed by this! I can even remember watching this performance on tv when I was 13, it sounded and looked like nothing before. I bought the picture disc that week in my local record shop (the last one they had!) and bought the Replicas LP soon after. I remember just staring at the Replicas cover for ages. It’s amazing what effect music can have on you as a teenager. I’m 56 now and still listen to this period of his music. I still prefer it to his new stuff!

@soniaellis163 5 ай бұрын

It will go down as one of musics milestone, moments. Just Classic.👌

@rww910 7 ай бұрын

What a beautifully haunting song!

@Paris__ 2 жыл бұрын

Those analogue synths were absolutely amazing........Sadly it all changed with the world domination of the Yamaha DX7😥

@carlosguimaraes1196 15 күн бұрын

Listen to Ladytron bro.

@TheStircrazys 7 ай бұрын

brilliant its the start of my music life when i was listening to this for the first time im now 60 years old wow

@MartiGrant-jc2gn 9 ай бұрын

A strange sad song. Best synth song ever.

@tomcollett1893 Ай бұрын

He was either very up-to-the-minute or ahead of time as this is one of the most 1980s 1970s songs I've ever heard!

@Joolzratbag 11 ай бұрын

I was 14 when I saw this, instantly loved it, then bought Replicas, first album i ever bought for myself

@jawkneekat Жыл бұрын

The greatest futurist popular music has seen. He was revolutionary.

@danielbeller972 2 жыл бұрын

Numan was then and is now decades ahead of all of us.

@veerchasm1 3 жыл бұрын

I love pre- Nine Inch Numan

@blueknight5754 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂🤣👍

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 жыл бұрын

TMI

@jake-fj2zi 3 жыл бұрын

I like both :)

@markcraine4213 Жыл бұрын

Tubeway Army is unrivalled

@ivanbeavon9050 5 ай бұрын

I can remember watching this on TV and going out on my push bike thinking music will never be the same 😱

@ArtyFishal 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting watching that again in such clarity. Currently reading Gary's new autobiography and he talks about how much input the BBC allowed him to have in terms of the lighting and presentation. The shadowy uplighting is really clear here. Yet at the same time I wonder how many people noticed that on a 1979 TV set?

@Vino3437 3 жыл бұрын

Actually I’m watching this on an 1978 Tv and it looks quite good. Also a nice clear sound with higher treble. i can upload a video soon☺️

@ArtyFishal 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vino3437 I think this performance will always look good on any TV 😁 😎

@kc5402 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with 1979 TVs. You need to get some better historical perspective. We weren't living in caves and using candles, you know! ;-)

@ArtyFishal 3 жыл бұрын

@@kc5402 Don't get me wrong, I do have that perspective already being in my fifties. But the TV I watched this on back in the day is just no match for what I can view this on now. That's really my point.

@kevintodd3331 3 жыл бұрын

I did Gary was Like he was from a Different Planet he really moved me

@RayhanAhmed-qr3vz 2 жыл бұрын

1981 was something special for me .. my father gave me a treat to see A famous pilot at Heathrow and remember this song I was around 14 yrs old .. this song flying up in Charts at that time which will live With me for rest my life

@cureit9161 11 ай бұрын

Now we realise what a genious he was, way ahead of his time....Electric!

@Escape_Velocity_12 Жыл бұрын

This song gave me a solid boost in 1980! Friends are electric, that’s a fact.

@antonioribeiro2818 Жыл бұрын

1979

@cyberzonie631 2 жыл бұрын

I was always fascinated by Gary’s lyrics and melodies

@zeitgleiche8032 3 жыл бұрын

Gary Human war schon 1979 ein toller Typ. Bis heute ein Meister der elektronischen Popmusik ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@markainsley231 Жыл бұрын

This track is still fresh and relevant today. I downloaded his album Savage about a year ago and it’s never been off my playlist. The guy is still brilliant

@colallison6152 6 ай бұрын

Gary requested not to have coloured lights on the stage. TOTP went with the idea and hence we got one of the best TOTP performances ever

@sylvia8651 6 ай бұрын

when I was 14 and heard that song for the first time I got crazy about that sound!

@simonturner7550 Жыл бұрын

I can remember this, too. What a fantastic performance, from a unique musician

@KyleKing-vx4by 9 ай бұрын

This song still sounds like it's before its time😁😎👍

@mixtapemaster1985 8 ай бұрын

A great song that influenced many a band throughout the 80s and beyond! A masterpiece!

@pionelpessi1022 Жыл бұрын

Watched this on BBC4 last night. The sound of the future.

@matthewballard6399 2 жыл бұрын

And along come human league..depeche mode..soft cell and loads of synth new wave...brilliant.

@ferenchorvath5478 5 ай бұрын

Still great to this day 2/21/24

@JamesMarshall-iq7ty 2 ай бұрын

The very first single I bought absolutely amazing song

@user-cf7zs5rm4r Жыл бұрын

The guy and his music is so cool

@PHOENIXHOUSE137 Жыл бұрын

I can remember the excitement of this top of the pops - I remember reading in the tv listings in the daily paper that Tubeway Army were one of the bands on the show. I’d heard the song on Kid Jensens afternoon radio one show and was intrigued! However this just blew me away. I was 13 and everything changed after this.

@dougtull4594 7 ай бұрын

Still fresh, still enthralling, still relevant.

@Howie900 4 ай бұрын

Such vivid memories of this at 14 years old.

@janetmoore5645 2 жыл бұрын

Wow 😮. Love this tune 💓. Like the sound affects of this song ❤️ they don't make music like this anymore.

@remarcablereally8199 7 ай бұрын

Changed my life from the second I saw/heard it.

@marko-ze4nl 5 ай бұрын

Looks like Billy Currie on the synth - another great from this era; Gary was very complimentary about Ultravox! - he was the one that took the 70s electro influences and made it popular, opening doors for so many bands to follow. Never tire of hearing this and it still sounds like the future.

@Me-ll4ig 3 жыл бұрын

Remember the first time I saw this I was mesmerised. It was different. It struck a cord with everyone, no wonder it went to number one, followed by the hit Cars. He was on his way to a never before first 3 singles at number one but the 3rd single was beyond me as a choice and totally different, it was from the pleasure principle album called Complex, a different song and sound from the first 2 singles that made number one. There had been Kratftwerk the original synth pioneers and John Foxx of Ultravox but Numan revolutionised music and TOTP with his first two hits.

@craigburden6518 11 ай бұрын

Billy Currie from (Foxx's old band) Ultravox Is at the back next to Ced Sharpley the drummer in this video . Between the Foxx and Ure era he was a gun for hire and Gary snapped him up.

@Kill0trocity Жыл бұрын

The first time I heard this song was playing need for speed carbon on the ps2. Gives me so many memories of my childhood. Top tier classics are my favorite ❤️

@mwj9080 11 ай бұрын

Same here!!! When I first heard this song I was like WOW this is pretty catchy. Definitely memorable for sure!

@kevinprior3549 10 ай бұрын

Classic moment on TOTP in 1979. When the "future of pop" finally entered the studio.

@Kizuha Жыл бұрын

Driving around in Palmont city with Audi that you took from Darius after you beat the game just feels good fr fr

@samirhn6517 Жыл бұрын

I remember the old days, NFS CARBON PSP while the light was out and I was the only one in town playing the game with this song 😅

@TonyWardUK Жыл бұрын

2023 and it still is an epic song!

@TheClive67 2 жыл бұрын

Saw him just the other day June 2022 in concert (Razzmatazz, Barcelona,Spain). We had a great time. Gary is certainly in amazing shape seeing his wirlwindy performance!

@257ian 9 ай бұрын

I was 15 when this came out and as soon as I heard it and saw Gary on TOTP, I was hooked and followed him ever since. Such a cool guy

@steverowlands338 2 жыл бұрын

Gary was well and truly a good🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔50 years ahead of his time people.,... Our Friends Electric will still be a banger in 2029....end of 👊😎

@barrysmith8920 Жыл бұрын

still StIlL STILL an iconic song....Even KILLS me more now. Words cannot explain 🖤

@dubiousdistinction6500 8 ай бұрын

brilliance doesnt age

@richardcochrane1966 Жыл бұрын

Saw Gary's first TOTP performance - it hit me like a thunderbolt! Been a fan ever since....

@user-bb4oh6zk8f 10 ай бұрын

Gary , you are still the very best and i am still a huge fan !

@stuartmorley3836 3 ай бұрын

Excellent

@tadhgmccain7785 7 ай бұрын

I saw the Telekon tour 1980 at Birmingham Odeon when I was 15 and it was brilliant. Take me back 😢. Even my dad liked are friends electric ⚡💡

@karenbroadhurst7302 Жыл бұрын

Love Gary numan and tubeway army he was absolutely amazing and loved his songs and music that was the beginning of synthesised music I've been to see them in Birmingham back in the day enjoyed every minute of it with friends xxxx 🎹🎤🎶🥁🎸🎵❤️❤️

@justinmorgan2126 Жыл бұрын

Keyboards alone on that stage were worth more than my, fairly good, car at the time. Today, to the right person, they're worth a hundred times that.

@stevenicklin6538 7 ай бұрын

I can still remember watching the performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test of this track, it was one of those unforgettable moments you get listening to music. Brilliant track.

@Stiletto6inch 7 ай бұрын

Never gets old. Glad I was around to experience this live!

@jeromedernoncourt510 3 ай бұрын

J'ai connu ce tube en discothèque dans le Nord de la France entre 1988-1990, j'avais 19-21 ans, c'était génial, la version que le DJ mettait est celle que je recherche, la version live il me semble où Gary reprend le refrain en le chantant woho woho o woh owoh ohwo oho woho.......qui pour moi est la meilleure.

@mrmartin2237 11 ай бұрын

People back then didn't realise just how good this song is

@mikedowns9461 11 ай бұрын

As it got bought in record shops to go to No. 1 ....Perhaps so.

@damianmcdonagh7908 7 ай бұрын

I did. I remember it so well.

@michaelh9729 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes, Elements come together......like an organic feeling Bassline and an atmospheric overdrive, with a voice that cuts through--yet joins it All together. It is how Classics come about....and are truly unique to their own Time & Space..